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AD 410: The year that shook Rome
AD 410: The year that shook Rome

A vibrant story of a major dramatic moment in history, told in a fresh and exciting new way

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AD 410: The year that shook Rome

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Ancient Persia
Ancient Persia

An illustrated general introduction to one of the major civilizations of the ancient world.

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Ancient Persia

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Assyrian Palace Sculptures
Assyrian Palace Sculptures

A gorgeous photographic tour of the palace sculptures of Assyria.

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Assyrian Palace Sculptures

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British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards
British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards

The first comprehensive and detailed work on British Iron Age swords.

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British Iron Age Swords and Scabbards

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Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum
Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum

Catalogue Of Terracottas in the British Museum, Vol. IV: Ptolemaic and Roman Terracottas from Egypt

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Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum

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Egypt
Egypt

A striking addition to our knowledge of this unique civilisation.

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Egypt

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Excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, 1972-1976
Excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, 1972-1976

The last in a series of fascicules publishing the British Museum's programme of research excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk

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Excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, 1972-1976

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Gold
Gold

A beautiful small book, exploring the many ways in which gold has been used through time, and the stories and symbolism associated with it.

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Gold

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Great Stupa sculptures book and DVD
Great Stupa sculptures book and DVD

A breathtaking look at one of the Museums greatest treasures. The Stupa sculptures book and DVD set

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Great Stupa sculptures book and DVD

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Greek Architecture and its Sculpture
Greek Architecture and its Sculpture

The perfect illustrated introduction to classical Greek architectural sculpture.

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Greek Architecture and its Sculpture

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Hoa Hakananai'a
Hoa Hakananai'a

The full story of the iconic statue from Easter Island in the collections of the British Museum.

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Hoa Hakananai'a

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Lewis Chess men book and DVD
Lewis Chess men book and DVD

A brilliant gift set taking a lively look at the many theories surrounding the Chessmen, placed in the context of the ancient game of chess and culture of the Middle Ages.

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Lewis Chess men book and DVD

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Lewis Chessmen
Lewis Chessmen

A lively look at the many theories surrounding the Chessmen, placed in the context of the ancient game of chess and culture of the Middle Ages.

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Lewis Chessmen

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Lindow man
Lindow man

A beautifully designed book telling the remarkable story of Lindow Man.

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Lindow man

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Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt
Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt

This splendid book highlights 5000 years of art and civilization in Ancient Egypt.

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Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt

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Masterpieces of the British Museum
Masterpieces of the British Museum

Introduced by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, the huge range and scope of the collections provide a stunning overview of mankind's artistic production around the world.

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Masterpieces of the British Museum

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Masterpieces of the British Museum book and DVD
Masterpieces of the British Museum book and DVD

Taking a look at some of the world's finest and broadest collections in the British Museum.

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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia

A fascinating and highly illustrated introduction to the ancient civilization of the 'fertile crescent'.

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Mesopotamia

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Moctezuma and the Aztecs
Moctezuma and the Aztecs

A concise portrait of last elected Aztec ruler Moctezuma II

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Moctezuma and the Aztecs

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OP 121: Ancient Caucasian and Related Material
OP 121: Ancient Caucasian and Related Material

Catalogue of ancient Caucasian and related material in the British Museum: the Central Caucasus; Transcaucasia; objects of general Caucasian type; and objects that may be associated with the Scythians

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OP 121: Ancient Caucasian and Related Material

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OP 50: 2000 Years of Zinc and Brass
OP 50: 2000 Years of Zinc and Brass

This volume is the first comprehensive technical history of the production of zinc and brass.

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OP 50: 2000 Years of Zinc and Brass

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OP 95: The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age Artefacts
OP 95: The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age Artefacts

The remarkable collection of Archibald Campbell Carlyle, who collected over 2000 stone artefacts from India between 1871 to 1885.

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OP 95: The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age Artefacts

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Peoples of the past, Canaanites
Peoples of the past, Canaanites

New edition of the classic exploration of the ancient population of the Western Levant.

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Peoples of the past, Canaanites

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Power Games
Power Games

A gripping narrative, exploring the ego politics and power play of the original Greek Games, set during the celebrated games of 416 BC

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Power Games

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Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure
Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure

A new and exclusive series of manga episodes inspired by the British Museum's collections from around the world

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Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure

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RP 157: The Greeks in the East
RP 157: The Greeks in the East

A collection of important essays that explore the role played by the Greeks in the eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to the classical period.

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RP 157: The Greeks in the East

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RP 158: Remote Possibilities
RP 158: Remote Possibilities

Reveals the full circumstances surrounding the dramatic discovery of the unique stone statue, Hoa Hakananai'a.

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RP 158: Remote Possibilities

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RP 164: The Sphinx Revealed
RP 164: The Sphinx Revealed

Tracing the origin and complex history of this rediscovered manuscript record by Henry Salt (1780û1827), this book contains many previously unpublished drawings from the 1817 Giza excavations.

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RP 164: The Sphinx Revealed

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RP 174: Catalogue of the Japanese Coin Collection at the British Museum
RP 174: Catalogue of the Japanese Coin Collection at the British Museum

First ever full catalogue of the British Museum's fantastic collection of Japanese coins

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RP 174: Catalogue of the Japanese Coin Collection at the British Museum

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RP 181: Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain
RP 181: Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain

Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain is the first comprehensive research publication of this insular British type intimately associated with bodily appearance and identity.

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RP 181: Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain

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RP 182: The Heritage of 'Maitre Alpais'
RP 182: The Heritage of 'Maitre Alpais'

An international and interdisciplinary examination of medieval and associated Limoges enamel

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RP 182: The Heritage of 'Maitre Alpais'

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Roman Britain
Roman Britain

An appealng, high visual guide to the history, society, art and culture of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire.

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Roman Britain

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Staffordshire Hoard
Staffordshire Hoard

Discover the secrets of the Staffordshire hoard.

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Staffordshire Hoard

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Stone and quarries
Stone and quarries

A major study of the geology and petrography of Ancient Egyptian stones and quarries.

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Stone and quarries

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Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo

An accessible and bestselling account of the world-famous discoveries at Sutton Hoo.

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Sutton Hoo

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Sutton Hoo book and DVD
Sutton Hoo book and DVD

Book and DVD gift set celebrating the founding of one of the greatest archeological finds of our time. The Sutton Hoo hoard

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Sutton Hoo book and DVD

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The Aigina Treasure
The Aigina Treasure

A collection of essays on the Aigina Treasure, a group of Greek Bronze Age gold jewellery and other objects that is believed to come from the island of Aigina

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The Aigina Treasure

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The Ancient Olympic Games
The Ancient Olympic Games

An updated new edition of this indispensable guide to the ancient Games, now in full colour

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The Ancient Olympic Games

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The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt
The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt

A fully revised edition of the indispensable guide to the civilization of the pharaohs.

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The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt

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The Elgin Marbles
The Elgin Marbles

A history of one of the greatest artistic achievements of mankind, including an explanation of the sculptures and how they fitted into the Parthenon.

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The Elgin Marbles

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The Emperor Hadrian giftbook
The Emperor Hadrian giftbook

A portrait of the Roman emperor Hadrian, the builder of Hadrian's Wall and the Pantheon

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The Emperor Hadrian giftbook

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The Frome Hoard
The Frome Hoard

The first book to tell the story of one of the largest Roman coin hoards – some 52,500 coins – ever found in Britain

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The Frome Hoard

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The Holy Thorn Reliquary
The Holy Thorn Reliquary

A short, elegantly designed book exploring the history and religious and artistic significance of the Holy Thorn Reliquary, a stunning piece of French goldwork.

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The Holy Thorn Reliquary

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The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure
The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure

The complete catalogue of the gold jewellery and silver artefacts from the Hoxne Treasure in the British Museum.

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The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure

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The Late Roman Gold and Silver Coins from the Hoxne Treasure
The Late Roman Gold and Silver Coins from the Hoxne Treasure

Contains an in-depth discussion of the production and supply of late Roman coinage, as well as ground-breaking work on the silver content of Roman currency.

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The Late Roman Gold and Silver Coins from the Hoxne Treasure

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The Lion Of Knidos
The Lion Of Knidos

An attractive small book telling the story of this ancient Greek Lion, of the tomb it once adorned, and of the ancient city of Knidos from which it came.

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The Lion Of Knidos

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The Mildenhall Treasure
The Mildenhall Treasure

A concise and accessible introduction to the Mildenhall Treasure, a hoard of late-Roman silver tableware

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The Mildenhall Treasure

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The Oxus Treasure
The Oxus Treasure

A concise and beautifully illustrated introduction to the Oxus Treasure, the most important surviving collection of gold and silver from the Achaemenid era

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The Oxus Treasure

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The Parthenon Frieze
The Parthenon Frieze

The most up-to-date reconstruction and detailed analysis of the Parthenon Frieze to be published in modern times.

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The Parthenon Frieze

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The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum
The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum

A beautiful photographic tour of the most famous of the surviving sculptures from Ancient Greece in the British Museum in the Parthenon sculptures.

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The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum

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The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the Night

Explore the symbolism behind this Old Babylonian plaque found in southern Iraq.

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The Queen of the Night

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The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone

The amazing story of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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The Rosetta Stone

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The Sutton Hoo Helmet
The Sutton Hoo Helmet

A concise book that tells the fascinating story of the discovery, reconstruction and afterlife of this extraordinary Anglo-Saxon artefact.

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The Sutton Hoo Helmet

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The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

Illustrated overview of the Sutton Hoo site and treasure, with details of recent excavations and the results of many years' research.

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The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

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The Swimming Reindeer
The Swimming Reindeer

A short and elegantly designed book exploring the creation and significance of the finest known ivory sculpture of the late Ice Age.

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The Swimming Reindeer

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The Terracotta Warriors
The Terracotta Warriors

Beautifully illustrated giftbook introducing the Terracotta Army, one of the Wonders of the World.

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The Terracotta Warriors

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The Vale of York Hoard
The Vale of York Hoard

A beautifully designed book which tells the story of the discovery of the most important Viking treasure hoard to be found in England.

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The Vale of York Hoard

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The Vindolanda Writing Tablets Vol III
The Vindolanda Writing Tablets Vol III

Important Latin writing-tablets from the Roman fort of Vindolanda

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The Vindolanda Writing Tablets Vol III

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The Warren Cup
The Warren Cup

The unique history, both ancient and modern, of an exquisitely crafted Roman silver drinking cup, engraved with erotic scenes.

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The Warren Cup

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Treasures from Shanghai
Treasures from Shanghai

Beautifully designed book to accompany an international loan exhibition from Shanghai Museum.

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Treasures from Shanghai

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Treasures from Sutton Hoo
Treasures from Sutton Hoo

A beautifully designed introduction to the most spectacular hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found

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Treasures from Sutton Hoo

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Treasures of the British Museum
Treasures of the British Museum

A must-have celebration of the highlights from the British Museum's world-famous collections

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Treasures of the British Museum

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Ur Excavations Texts
Ur Excavations Texts

Final part of publication of Sumerian and Akkadian literary and religious texts deriving from Sir Leonard WoolleyÆs famous excavations at Ur (parts I and II both published in the 1960s).

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Ur Excavations Texts

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V-MAIL
V-MAIL

Letters from the Romans at Vindolanda Fort on Hadrian's Wall

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V-MAIL

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Women in the Ancient World
Women in the Ancient World

A beautifully illustrated book about the daily lives and activities of women in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome

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Women in the Ancient World

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